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18 January 2016Patents

US Supreme Court will review PTAB claim construction standard

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge centring on the claim construction standard that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) applies during the inter partes review (IPR) process, following complaints too many patents are invalidated.

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